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- From: tcora@PICA.ARMY.MIL (Tom Coradeschi <tcora>)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Japanese Motorcycle Repair Kit
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.140810.12106@pica.army.mil>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 14:08:10 GMT
- References: <22386@drutx.ATT.COM> <1992Nov16.160416.4286@bnr.uk>
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- Organization: Electric Armts Div, US Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
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- datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild) writes:
- >FranklinKL (klf@druwa.ATT.COM) wrote:
- >: Just a humorous sidebar:
- >:
- >: I came up behind a car on I-25 last night. It had several bumper stickers
- >: on the back, one of which was one seen frequently (and which is also
- >: popular on T shirts). I'm sure you've all seen it. The text says:
- >:
- >: "Japanese Motorcycle Repair Kit"
- >:
- >: Next to the text is a picture of a hand grenade. Deucedly clever eh?
- [...]
- >: looked more carefully at the car. It was a farking TOYOTA TERCEL.
- >:
- >: I'm sure the simple bastard doesn't have a clue. Can you say hypocrite?
- >: I knew you could.
- {...]
- >I saw a "Save the Whales" sign in the back window of a Jap cage in the car park
- >the other day. My SO couldn't understand why I laughed!
-
- Kinda like the "Engineer" who used to "work" in my group. She swore that
- she would _never_ own a Japanese car. And to prove it she told us all
- about the Chevy Nova she was driving. I didn't have the heart to tell her
- that the "American" car she was driving came about as a result of a joint
- venture between GM and Toyota (NUMMI).
-
- ObMoto: I had knee surgery. I ain't riding. I don't like that.
- --
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- tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil
- Loud Pipes Suck
-